recipe for disaster
a plan that is sure to fail; events that come together to cause a catastrophe; | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
pandion
From Shakespeare’s sonnets | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
chew of
to scold | added by nivrithi_t
3 years ago |
hjj
In a dilemma between two choices | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
cut up
wasn't a success and just was a mistake. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
up nellie's on a nail
What my mother used to say if I asked her where something was when I couldn't find it | added by garyjoscroft
3 years ago |
whymsilerating
a combination of two words; whymsical and accelerating | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
rick rolled
Basically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
i will viscously sweedle you later tonight!
To make love consistently With you later tonight. I.E. Sex! | added by alexfitz86
3 years ago |
basket case
In World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”. | added by rogerssanford
3 years ago |
caras vemos, corazones no sabemos
Tu ves que una persona te trata bien pero tú no sabes si en realidad te desea bien o mal | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
above one's station
Of higher social status than is suitable for one's position, standing or rank. | added by john_4
3 years ago |
stringed like a puppet
Make someone do your stuff, and quietly take over you and your decisions. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
a breeze
something that's really easy and simple. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
ooga booga
to be boogafyed | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
wide array
a broad/diverse set of items | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
unless the wheels available to you aren't made for the vehicle you're trying to drive.
Follow-up to the phrase, "No need to reinvent the wheel."
Meant for when one does, in fact, need to reinvent a process to account for accumulated changes that make the old status-quo obsolete. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
brilloso my friend
Brilloso meaning brilliant | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
gone nuts
going crazy, basically the same thing as:
"Go Bananas" "Gone Wild" | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
the holy of holies
The most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). | added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago |
a pyrrhic victory
An apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished." | added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago |
good jeux jeux
Good luck or good things seem to be happening. Or an item or gift may be good jeux jeux | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
don't put your cart before the horse
The same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at hand | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
leave you into the dirt
Someone pushes you away, and forgets you. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
like giving away ice in the winter!
I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before!
I believe it has a similar meaning as:
"Like selling ice to Eskimos" | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beings
The Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
like buzzards on a gut wagon
To get right on something. To do something promptly. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
bullet point
Main thing that is supported by other stuff. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
heavy handed
Come down hard on something or someone. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
locked in love
Someone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
run like the wind
Running really fast. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
sophie's choice
From a movie. Choosing between two unthinkable options. Sophie had to select which child lived/died. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
swift retreat
To back off quickly/A place you can go to quickly to recover or escape from stress. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
i'd rather shit in my hands, then clap!
When you really don't want to do something, you'd rather shit in your hands, then clap the poo, than performing a given task! | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
grinning from ear to ear
smiling | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
have someone's back
to always be ready to support, protect or help someone | added by KRISHCLASS707
3 years ago |
from the soul of piris to the borderless souls of man.
Saw it on a jacket. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
sloppy joe
A sloppy joe is a sandwich consisting of ground beef or pork, onions, tomato sauce or ketchup. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
not up to scratch
Not up to one’s expectations | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
poser un lapin
Faire attendre quelqu'un en n'allant pas au rendez-vous fixé. | added by davidb
3 years ago |
black ball
Stall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break through | added by ntiyisos
3 years ago |
heart pounding widly like a forest fire
His heart was beating very fast like a wildfire spreading | added by nnooobbbbggg
3 years ago |
butter cup
A term of affection Or endearment for someone you like
Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
אַ מענטש לעבט נישט אײביק,דאָס טיפּשות יאָ
A man doesn't live forever, stupidity yes | added by davidb
3 years ago |
אַ קלאַפ פֿאַרגייט, אַ וואָרט באַשטייט
A blow passes, a word remains | added by davidb
3 years ago |
one saving grace is...
The one thing that makes it different | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
sibling rivalry
when brothers and/or sisters compete with each other, for affections of their parents or the feeling of superiority | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
heart bursting with pride
Feeling very proud for someone or something. | added by anonymous
3 years ago |
he has carno now.
He has been exposed to the caronda 19 virus. | added by sheetspaco35
3 years ago |
so now!
This seems to be an early equivalent of "So there!" | added by kenorme1
3 years ago |
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